LED Basics Kit

This innovative breadboard kit kicks it old-school, using a wood board to create a wire-wrapped circuit! No soldering is required, just some pliers to make tight wraps and a few common tools. This kit teaches you how a simple LED circuit works, how two different switches work, the difference between an open and closed circuit, and how to use a multimeter (not included) to measure voltage, current, resistance, LED direction, and continuity. We created these because we wanted something easier to use than a typical grid-style solderless breadboard, which can be difficult for beginners to visualize and understand the hidden connections. In this kit, each component has a marked space, and the schematic symbol is next to each one so you can easily see its electrical symbol and learn how to read a schematic. There are convenient test points that alligator probes easily clip to, for measuring current and voltage. The kit can be powered with any USB supply (a USB-C cable is required), though we recommend a 1A or lower current-limited supply or charger. A resettable fuse is part of the kit, but care should still be taken to prevent a short circuit (5V and GND touching) at the USB connector. We've used these kits ourselves in our own Basic Electronics workshops and they were a huge success! We hope you enjoy learning with them or teaching with them. This kit is intended for adults, it contains small parts that are not appropriate for young children.